Melzinho – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Xand Avião, Talita Melll

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fun and effective way to immerse yourself in a new culture. 'Melzinho' is a perfect example of modern Brazilian forró, with its catchy rhythm and colloquial expressions. By listening to this song, you can pick up phrases of empowerment and everyday slang from the Northeast of Brazil, all while enjoying a tune that will make you want to dance. It's a special song because it represents the breakthrough of a new artist, Talita Melll, and the power of music to go viral organically.

[English]

Talita Mel!

Xand Avião, come!

Zum-zum-zum, I'm flying

And someone's getting bothered

The tuts-tuts of the sound system playing

And his heart almost stopping

Look, zum-zum-zum-zum-zum, I'm flying

And someone's getting bothered

With the tuts-tuts of the sound system playing

And her heart almost stopping

It's gonna hurt (it is), it's gonna hurt

Or skip my stories so you don't suffer

And go watch TV, go watch TV

Because there they're not showing me living it up at parties

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Good or not?

Ta-Ta-Talita Mel, Mel-Mel

Come with us!

Look, zum-zum-zum-zum-zum, I'm flying

And someone's getting bothered

With the tuts-tuts of the sound system playing

And her heart almost stopping

Go, Talita!

It's gonna hurt (hurt), it's gonna hurt

Or skip my stories so you don't suffer

Go watch TV, go watch TV

Because there they're not showing me living it up at parties

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have it, don't have it, don't have it

Let's go, Talita

Why didn't you take care of me? (Go!)

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore

Why didn't you take care of me?

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have this honey anymore (cry, baby, come)

It's messed up!

Talita Mel

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[Portuguese]

Talita Mel!

Xand Avião, vem!

Zum-zum-zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

O tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

E o coração dele quase parando

Olha que zum-zum-zum-zum-zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

No tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

E o coração dela quase parando

Vai doer (vai), vai doer

Ou pula o meus stories pra tu não sofrer

E vai ver TV, vai ver TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Bom ou não?

Ta-Ta-Talita Mel, Mel-Mel

Vem com nós!

Olha que zum-zum-zum-zum-zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

No tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

E o coração dela quase parando

Vai, Talita!

Vai doer (doer), vai doer

Ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

Vai ver TV, vai ver TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem, não tem, não tem

Bora, Talita

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim? (Vai!)

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem mais esse melzin (chora, bebê, vem)

Fedeu em!

Talita Mel

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mel /mɛl/ A1	noun - honey (sweet substance produced by bees)
melzin /mɛlˈzĩ/ B1	noun - little honey (diminutive of 'mel'); figuratively: charm, appeal, sweetness, something desirable or valuable, often used to refer to someone's captivating qualities or attention.
voar /voˈaɾ/ A1	verb - to fly (to move through the air with wings or in an aircraft)
incomodar /ĩkõmoˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to bother, to disturb, to annoy
paredão /paɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - large wall; (in Brazil, especially Nordeste) a large, powerful sound system or speaker wall used at parties and events
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch verb - to play (an instrument, music) verb - to ring (a bell, telephone)
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart (the organ that pumps blood) noun - heart (center of emotions, feelings)
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to stop, to cease movement or activity
doer /doˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to hurt, to ache, to cause pain
pular /puˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump, to leap verb - to skip (e.g., skip a part of a video, an item in a list)
sofrer /soˈfɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure pain or hardship
ver /veɾ/ A1	verb - to see (to perceive with the eyes) verb - to watch (to look at something for a period of time, e.g., TV)
rolê /ʁoˈle/ C1	noun - (Brazilian slang) an outing, a hangout, a party, a ride/cruise
cuidar /kwiˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to take care of, to look after verb - to deal with, to manage (a situation)
ter /teɾ/ A1	verb - to have, to possess verb - to be (used in expressions of age, hunger, etc., e.g., 'ter X anos' - to be X years old)
feder /feˈdeɾ/ C1	verb - to stink, to smell bad/unpleasant verb - (slang) to go wrong, to be messed up, to be in trouble or in a bad situation
bom /bõ/ A1	adjective - good, fine, well
viver /viˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to live, to be alive verb - to experience life, to lead a particular lifestyle
passar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by (e.g., time, a place) verb - to spend (time) verb - to happen, to occur verb - to show, to broadcast (on TV, screen)
mandar /mɐ̃ˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to send, to dispatch verb - to order, to command

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu tô voando

  ➔ Present Continuous (Estar + Gerund) - Informal contraction

  ➔ In informal Brazilian Portuguese, "tô" is a contraction of "estou". The "estar + gerúndio" construction ("estar voando") is used to indicate an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

  ➔ Impersonal Verb "Ter" (instead of "Haver") + Relative Clause + Reflexive Verb (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ "Tem" is used here impersonally (instead of "há") to indicate existence. "Que" is a relative pronoun introducing a subordinate clause. "Se incomodando" is a reflexive verb in the gerund, indicating that the action of annoying falls back on the subject itself.

• Vai doer

  ➔ Future Tense using "Ir" + Infinitive

  ➔ In spoken Portuguese, the simple future is often replaced by the "ir + infinitivo" construction ("vai doer") to express actions that will happen in the future.

• Ou pula o meus stories pra tu não sofrer

  ➔ Imperative (informal "tu" form) + Colloquial "pra" (for purpose) + Negative Infinitive

  ➔ "Pula" is the verb in the imperative, used to give an order or advice informally (addressed to "tu"). "Pra" is a colloquial form of "para", which introduces a final clause, indicating purpose ("para tu não sofrer" = "para que você não sofra"). The negation "não" before the infinitive indicates what should be avoided.

• Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

  ➔ Informal "Que" (meaning "because") + Estar + Gerund + Object + Gerund (Complex Colloquial Structure)

  ➔ The initial "Que" functions as a causal conjunction ("because"). "Tá passando" is "estar passando", indicating an ongoing action. The construction "não tá passando eu vivendo" is colloquial and means "it's not showing me living" or "it's not showing scenes of me living," where "eu vivendo" acts as the object of the action of "passar."

• Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

  ➔ Rhetorical Question implying blame/consequence

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question ("Quem não mandou...?") that actually doesn't expect an answer. It serves to imply that the person in question had the chance to act differently ("cuidar de mim"), and the current consequences are a result of their own choice or negligence.

• Tu não tem mais esse melzin

  ➔ Informal Pronoun "Tu" with "Você" verb conjugation + "Não Mais" (no longer) + Diminutive Suffix "-zin"

  ➔ In some regions of Brazil, the informal pronoun "tu" is used, but often conjugated with third-person verbs (as "você" does), so "tu não tem" instead of "tu não tens". "Não mais" indicates that something that existed, no longer exists. "Melzin" is the diminutive of "mel", adding a tender or derogatory tone.

• E o coração dele quase parando

  ➔ Adverb "quase" + Gerund, indicating an action on the verge of happening or intensely ongoing

  ➔ The adverb "quase" is used before the gerund ("parando") to emphasize that the action is about to happen or is occurring very intensely, bordering on the limit.